Southern Gaul, Allobroges. AR Drachm, mid to late 2nd century BC

Lot # 15

Celtic World. Southern Gaul, Allobroges. AR Drachm, mid to late 2nd century BC. Obv. Laureate male head right. Rev. IALIKOVESI. Head of horse right. Scheers 45; D&T 3046. AR. 2.47 g. 16.5 mm. Lightly toned. Appealing style. Good VF.

From the L.I.M.B. Collection of Celtic coins, ex Leu Numismatik 31, 2024, 102.

Lepontic was a Celtic dialect spoken in parts of Raetia and Cisalpine Gaul, particularly in the regions around Lake Maggiore, Lake Lugano, and Lake Como. It is attested both on coins and through a number of inscriptions written in the so-called ‘Lugano alphabet,’ a local script derived from the Etruscan alphabet and the most widely used writing system in pre-Roman Northern Italy.

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